INVENTOR SPOTLIGHT

Getting the Funk Off
Serial entrepreneur, marketer combine to invent teeth touch-ups on the go BY EDITH G. TOLCHIN Say you’re on the run

Holidays with Pull
Here’s a new product to help glam up those often-boring kitchen cabinet handles. Festive and colorful, the new Knobēz line for various holidays was invented by Morgan Uhl of Tampa.

Change is in the Air
Modify a houseplant’s genetics to help change the air in our homes for the better. That’s the formula for Lionel Mora and Patrick Torbey.

Pedorthics Purpose
Woman’s extra-wide shoe line provides comfort with style for people with swelling issues. I’ve always had a shoe fetish! Take me to any department store, and I’ll head straight to the shoe department.

Freedom for Fido
Woman’s 4-in-1 device gives owners control and dogs the ability to roam and play. Here’s a new pet product, Leashball, invented by Kim Moore of South Lake Tahoe, California.

Enabling in a Good Way
A gaming controller for wheelchairs. A headset for blind people. A tongue-activated device controller. Enablement tech is emerging.